US continues to go backward...
- Thread starter PF5
- Start date
Its supposed to go to NIL.
Stillwater Townie
Deputy
Trump says, "Make America Pray Again". I didn't know we stopped after 4 years of him and now trying to become president again.
PF5
Deputy
me wonders why people are concerned?!...who would use this for their own gain?!...smh...
Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why npr
A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season.
They're pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws known as the Insurrection Act and limit how the White House can deploy troops on American soil, in case a future president takes advantage of that sweeping power.
"It's really up to the president to decide when to use the armed forces as a domestic police force," said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "And that is tremendous cause for concern, because an army turned inward can very quickly become an instrument of tyranny."
....
Legal experts worry about presidential abuse of the Insurrection Act. Here's why npr
A bipartisan group of legal experts is sounding an alarm about presidential power this election season.
They're pushing Congress to update a cluster of laws known as the Insurrection Act and limit how the White House can deploy troops on American soil, in case a future president takes advantage of that sweeping power.
"It's really up to the president to decide when to use the armed forces as a domestic police force," said Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty & National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice. "And that is tremendous cause for concern, because an army turned inward can very quickly become an instrument of tyranny."
....
Okstatekerr
Sheriff
That is the scariest part about these idiots. They just straight up refuse to admit they were wrong or made a mistake. Instead they double down and spin these wild contortions of events to make it try to fit their narrative. Because admitting you’re wrong would make you look weak. Or would make them look like normal human beings.
He TRIPLED down on it this morning
the ONLY thing this guy saw was 3 buses at the Airport to pick up the Gonzaga Mens Basketball team for their Sweet 16 Game they play tomorrow.
They are just following the example of Trump.
Stillwater Townie
Deputy
Such crass hypocrisy. One might think the above story had to come out of the Onion, but it didn't.
GOP candidate blaming our own Govt for the Terrorist Attack in Moscow even AFTER ISIS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY . Openly pushing Russian Propaganda
A Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state has suggested the CIA and Ukraine may be responsible for a terrorist attack last week that killed 143 people in Moscow, echoing a theory pushed, without evidence, by Kremlin propagandists.
Joe Kent, a conservative firebrand in a likely rematch with first-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, whom he narrowly lost to in 2022, made the comments in a Tuesday appearance on “Real America” on the right-wing One America News Network.
Kent, a retired Special Operations veteran and former foreign policy adviser in the Donald Trump administration, suggested the attack, which Islamic militants claimed responsibility for, could in fact have been orchestrated by Western interests and added that it was unlikely the truth would ever be known. He said Islamic militants had grievances with Russia that would lead them to attack, but he also said it was plausible the attack was a Western plot.
“If the Ukrainians were using CIA or [British intelligence agency] MI6 money, which they have a lot of access to, and they were tasked with conducting sabotage behind Russian lines, I mean, this is too easy. You can get access to these jihadis because they’re looking to work for the highest bidder, so it does kind of make sense,” Kent said.
Kent made a similar statement on “The Nunn Report” podcast the next day.
“If you’re looking for surrogates and you’re looking for someone who can do dirty work for you, if I’m a Ukrainian intel guy, I’m going to be, ‘Hey, these Muslims that have already an ax already to grind with Putin and with Russians, they might be a good pool for us to recruit from.’ So it’s not too much of a leap to think that,” he said on the right-wing podcast.
The Kent campaign did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment.
A branch of ISIS, an Islamic militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack at a Moscow concert hall in which attendees were shot and the building was set on fire. The group issued its claim quickly after the attack and provided video to support the claim.
The attack appeared to catch Russian security services by surprise and shocked Russians. President Vladimir Putin, fresh off a reelection widely seen as illegitimate, pointed the finger at Ukraine, even as he said the attack was committed by “radical Islamists.”
“This atrocity may be just a link in a whole series of attempts by those who have been at war with our country since 2014 by the hands of the neo-Nazi Kyiv regime,” he said in televised remarks. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is Jewish and not a Nazi. Russia has, however, used claims that the Ukrainian government and society are rife with Nazis as a justification for its February 2022 invasion and ongoing war.
Sergey Karnaukhov, a Russian TV host, said, “Ukraine is a proxy force of American and British military and intelligence services. Does anyone have any doubt as to who did this?” Compliant Russian TV hosts and talk shows have long been seen as one way Putin shapes the public discourse in Russia.
The White House said the U.S. warned Russia earlier in March about the possibility of a terrorist attack and said there was no evidence Ukraine had any involvement.
“This was a terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS. Mr. Putin understands that. He knows that very well,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby was even more blunt on Thursday.
“My uncle used to say that the best manure salesmen often carry their samples in their mouths. Russian officials seem to be pretty good manure salesmen,” he said.
Gluesenkamp Perez said Kent’s comments showed why he should not be elected in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
“It’s shocking to me how willingly Joe Kent swallows and repeats the propaganda narratives pushed out by the Kremlin. Joe Kent would be Putin’s go-to guy in Congress, one of the many reasons why electing Joe Kent would be dangerous for the entire country,” she said in a statement to HuffPost.
In his appearance on the Nunn show, Kent also advocated for halting Ukraine aid, which has been stalled in the House due to GOP opposition, to force the country to the bargaining table and freeze the conflict, a prospect Ukraine says would only give Russia time to prepare for a bigger attack.
Kent also said he thought the U.S. should promise Russia that Ukraine would never be allowed into NATO, to entice Russia to stand down, and the U.S. should avoid getting dragged into helping redraw the borders between the two in any land-for-peace negotiation, if one happens.
“That is a conflict between Slavic cousins, and the Slavic cousins need to work out where those lines go,” he said.
Form Trump advisor and House GOP Candidate Suggests CIA, Ukraine May Be To Blame For Moscow Terrorist Attack
A Republican candidate for Congress in Washington state has suggested the CIA and Ukraine may be responsible for a terrorist attack last week that killed 143 people in Moscow, echoing a theory pushed, without evidence, by Kremlin propagandists.
Joe Kent, a conservative firebrand in a likely rematch with first-term Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, whom he narrowly lost to in 2022, made the comments in a Tuesday appearance on “Real America” on the right-wing One America News Network.
Kent, a retired Special Operations veteran and former foreign policy adviser in the Donald Trump administration, suggested the attack, which Islamic militants claimed responsibility for, could in fact have been orchestrated by Western interests and added that it was unlikely the truth would ever be known. He said Islamic militants had grievances with Russia that would lead them to attack, but he also said it was plausible the attack was a Western plot.
“If the Ukrainians were using CIA or [British intelligence agency] MI6 money, which they have a lot of access to, and they were tasked with conducting sabotage behind Russian lines, I mean, this is too easy. You can get access to these jihadis because they’re looking to work for the highest bidder, so it does kind of make sense,” Kent said.
Kent made a similar statement on “The Nunn Report” podcast the next day.
“If you’re looking for surrogates and you’re looking for someone who can do dirty work for you, if I’m a Ukrainian intel guy, I’m going to be, ‘Hey, these Muslims that have already an ax already to grind with Putin and with Russians, they might be a good pool for us to recruit from.’ So it’s not too much of a leap to think that,” he said on the right-wing podcast.
The Kent campaign did not immediately respond to multiple requests for comment.
A branch of ISIS, an Islamic militant group, claimed responsibility for the attack at a Moscow concert hall in which attendees were shot and the building was set on fire. The group issued its claim quickly after the attack and provided video to support the claim.
The attack appeared to catch Russian security services by surprise and shocked Russians. President Vladimir Putin, fresh off a reelection widely seen as illegitimate, pointed the finger at Ukraine, even as he said the attack was committed by “radical Islamists.”
“This atrocity may be just a link in a whole series of attempts by those who have been at war with our country since 2014 by the hands of the neo-Nazi Kyiv regime,” he said in televised remarks. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is Jewish and not a Nazi. Russia has, however, used claims that the Ukrainian government and society are rife with Nazis as a justification for its February 2022 invasion and ongoing war.
Sergey Karnaukhov, a Russian TV host, said, “Ukraine is a proxy force of American and British military and intelligence services. Does anyone have any doubt as to who did this?” Compliant Russian TV hosts and talk shows have long been seen as one way Putin shapes the public discourse in Russia.
The White House said the U.S. warned Russia earlier in March about the possibility of a terrorist attack and said there was no evidence Ukraine had any involvement.
“This was a terrorist attack that was conducted by ISIS. Mr. Putin understands that. He knows that very well,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby was even more blunt on Thursday.
“My uncle used to say that the best manure salesmen often carry their samples in their mouths. Russian officials seem to be pretty good manure salesmen,” he said.
Gluesenkamp Perez said Kent’s comments showed why he should not be elected in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District.
“It’s shocking to me how willingly Joe Kent swallows and repeats the propaganda narratives pushed out by the Kremlin. Joe Kent would be Putin’s go-to guy in Congress, one of the many reasons why electing Joe Kent would be dangerous for the entire country,” she said in a statement to HuffPost.
In his appearance on the Nunn show, Kent also advocated for halting Ukraine aid, which has been stalled in the House due to GOP opposition, to force the country to the bargaining table and freeze the conflict, a prospect Ukraine says would only give Russia time to prepare for a bigger attack.
Kent also said he thought the U.S. should promise Russia that Ukraine would never be allowed into NATO, to entice Russia to stand down, and the U.S. should avoid getting dragged into helping redraw the borders between the two in any land-for-peace negotiation, if one happens.
“That is a conflict between Slavic cousins, and the Slavic cousins need to work out where those lines go,” he said.
Good thing he wasn't a black women in Texas
He voted 9 times illegally and had to pay a $5000 fine
This lady in Texas filled out a provisional Ballot and voted in person...her provisional ballot was never counted but she did cast two Votes accidently after she was told her original vote wasn't counted, after she was told one was not counted she submitted the provisional.....she was sentenced to 5 years in Prison and has spent the last 3 years on supervised release from Prison.
Texas Court Acquits Mom Given 5 Years' Jailtime In 2018 For Voting Error
Crystal Mason, the Texas mother of three who faced a prison sentence for voting illegally in the 2016 election, was acquitted Thursday by a state appeals court six years after a trial resulted in a guilty verdict.
Mason had remained free on bond while her appeal was pending.
The American Civil Liberties Union took up her case after prosecutors charged her for casting a ballot while on three-year supervised release from prison, which rendered her unable to vote legally in Texas. She had previously served five years for federal tax evasion.
Mason’s vote, by a provisional ballot, was not counted.
Because Mason is Black, the charges were seen by critics as an intimidation tactic against voters of color, and ignited debate over sometimes confusing voter eligibility laws.
Her conviction hinged on a statement she signed stating that she had completed all terms of incarceration, parole, supervision or probation. But Mason said she did not fully read it before signing. She was found guilty by a trial court in 2018 and sentenced to five years in prison, and has been fighting the conviction since then.
The Texas appeals court ultimately decided that there was not enough evidence to prove Mason knew she was not eligible to vote yet did so anyway.
“We conclude that the quantum of the evidence presented in this case is insufficient to support the conclusion that Mason actually realized that she voted knowing that she was ineligible to do so and, therefore, insufficient to support her conviction for illegal voting,” the court said in its opinion.
“I am overjoyed to see my faith rewarded today,” Mason said in a statement. “I was thrown into this fight for voting rights and will keep swinging to ensure no one else has to face what I’ve endured for over six years, a political ploy where minority voting rights are under attack. I’ve cried and prayed every night for over six years straight that I would remain a free Black woman.”
Christina Beeler, a voting rights attorney for the Texas Civil Rights Project who was involved with the case, said in a statement that Mason “was unfairly targeted because of bad faith actors in this state who are determined to use every tool at their disposal to attempt to intimidate voters, especially Black and Brown voters, but that approach will not work here in Texas.”
Stillwater Townie
Deputy
Texas GOP Meets Group Suggesting Death Penalty for Women Who Seek Abortions
Texas GOP meets group suggesting death penalty for women who seek abortions
A leaked video appears to show Republican officials at a meeting held by an anti-abortion group pushing for women to be prosecuted for having abortions.
www.newsweek.com
AT&T Says Personal Information From 73 Million Customers Leaked On The Dark Web—Including Social Security Numbers
www.forbes.com
AT&T Says Personal Information From 73 Million Customers Leaked On The Dark Web—Including Social Security Numbers
The data leak includes customers’ Social Security numbers, among other information, the company said.
www.forbes.com
Texas GOP Meets Group Suggesting Death Penalty for Women Who Seek Abortions
Texas GOP meets group suggesting death penalty for women who seek abortions
A leaked video appears to show Republican officials at a meeting held by an anti-abortion group pushing for women to be prosecuted for having abortions.
IVF as well. Death penalty for IVF because of the fertilized embryo's that are destroyed and not used
